Nigeria Now the Deadliest
Place to Be for a
Christian.
'The Death Knell for
the Nigerian Church':
New Massacre
Sparks Fear for
Christians
Nigerian Leader
Warns: 'The
continuous killings
of Christians might
spell doom'
New attacks against Christians in Nigeria
are leading to demands that a special
envoy investigate the gruesome outbreak of
violence in the African country.
One man whose relatives were killed calls
Nigeria the deadliest place in the world for
Christians.
But who is really behind the murders?
Yes, the Boko Haram terror group is still a
threat, but recent attacks against Christians
in Nigeria are coming from Muslim tribal
herdsmen known as Fulanis.
"What we have is a genocide. They are
trying to displace the Christians, they are
trying to possess their land and they are
trying to impose their religion on the so-
called infidels and pagans who they
consider Christians to be," explained
international human rights attorney
Emmanuel Ogebe.
Ogebe recently lost family members,
including a relative who was pregnant along
with her husband and their children.
"They went into their home and they killed
their four-year-old son and their six-year-
old daughter who were asleep in their
beds," he said.
The Fulani's weapon of choice? AK-47
automatic weapons – too expensive for
most herdsmen.
"Given what an AK-47 goes for, a Fulani
herdsman would need to sell all of his
cattle to be able to buy an AK-47,"
explained CBN Nigeria Director Felix
Oisamoje.
Ogebe says there's a "sinister side" to those
behind the attacks.
"A lot of these cattle are owned by very rich
Fulanis who are in government and who are
in power. So, there is a strong belief that
the Fulanis, the ruling elite are actually
funding the herdsmen to conduct these
attacks," he said.
According to the Global Terrorism
Index:
– Fulani herdsman have killed as
many as 60,000 people since 2001.
And church leaders in Plateau State
say:
– Herdsmen have ramped up the
genocide this year, killing 6,000
Christians so far.
Ogebe said by eliminating Christians, this
group can dominate north and central
Nigeria politically and economically.
Thousands of Christians need help to
escape the violence.
"I know that The 700 Club, CBN, is in
Nigeria so if people support CBN, we know
that CBN will deliver to the people who are
afflicted," said Ogebe.
Oisamoje said CBN is dispatching
humanitarian teams to the affected regions.
They recently provided free medical care in
north central Nigeria while sharing much
needed spiritual comfort.
"I think one of the things we need the most
is prayers. After all, the Bible tells us that
we do not war against flesh and blood, so
we know there are spiritual issues, so we
need to pray."
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